St. James A.M.E. Church (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids |
|
|
St. James A.M.E. Church
|
|
St. James A.M.E. Church, July 2014
|
|
 Location in Missouri
Location in the United States
|
|
| Location | 516 North St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1875, 1892 |
| Architectural style | center steeple church |
| NRHP reference No. | 13001085 |
| Added to NRHP | January 15, 2014 |
St. James A.M.E. Church, also known as the St. James Chapel AME Church and St. James Chapel, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal congregation in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It is noted for its historic church, a one-story, stucco-covered brick building with a rectangular plan and a front facing gable built in 1875.
The church features a central square tower added in 1892, with wide overhanging boxed eaves, a centered round window, and a pyramidal roof It sits on a raised basement dug in 1926. It is one of two remaining urban African-American churches in Cape Girardeau constructed during the Reconstruction Era. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
St. James A.M.E. Church (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.